M3.3 earthquake 104 km SE of Arica, Chile
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 104 km SE of Arica, Chile on Fri, Jan 25, 2008, 1:15 AM GMT-3 (04:15 UTC), 94 km (58 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 136 km ESE of Arica, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.3 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2008-01-25 04:15:34 UTC
- Depth
- 93.6 km (58.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.087° S, 69.549° W
- Region
- Chile
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Station coverage gap
- 102°
- Stations used
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.9126 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 6809 days ago · 123 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.082 km N of Iquique, Chile · 6800 days ago · 40 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.3133 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 6798 days ago · 102 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.9136 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 6788 days ago · 106 km deep · 44 km away
Before
- 5.1Tarapaca, Chile · 6826 days ago · 45 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 15
- 3.7137 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 6833 days ago · 106 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.6143 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 6841 days ago · 108 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.585 km SE of Palca, Peru · 6844 days ago · 103 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.7128 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 6847 days ago · 195 km deep · 60 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fxdp. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:43 AM UTC.